Which to use
“recap” and “recast” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,106
- “recap” frequency rank
- #31,310
- “recast” frequency rank
- 47416
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recap | recast |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To seal (something) again with a cap. | To cast or throw again. |
Where the eye mixes recap and recast
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. recap runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against recast's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between recap and recast
A purely visual mix-up. recap (/ɹiːˈkæp/) and recast (/ɹiːˈkɑːst/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47416, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recap is recorded at frequency rank #16,106, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹiːˈkæp/. recast is at rank #31,310, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹiːˈkɑːst/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 47416, this pair ranks #202,670 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recap vs recast
Shared letters: acer. Private to "recap": p. Private to "recast": st.
"recap" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "recast" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recap" for "recast" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recap" vs "recast" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recap" and "recast" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recap" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recast" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,670 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recap" and "recast" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rebar vs recap". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #202,670 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.